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I know how to play 1H and I was at 67% at level 303. It grows to 84% at my current level (353), much due to higher block and parry and a little bit of other factors.

Now that you direct my attention there, I found Finestela cast a lot of Banishment. I wonder why. Smite should be enough if what he wanted is Divine prof grinding.

I was getting bored, and decided to cast random spells when my mana is full. Banishment uses more mana, and I happened to have it hot-keyed on my monsterbation (lol).

Here's what I have after a quick run in the Arena for Fresh Meat @ PFUDOR



That's ~55% when I play normally I guess.

Everytime i see how few crystals you actually are suppose to get, i am allways glad i got all the crystal perks. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

what are those horses in monsterbation?

it's the number of times you've encountered the riddlemaster. i thought "horses" would be more charming than "riddles"

it's the number of times you've encountered the riddlemaster. i thought "horses" would be more charming than "riddles"

So the horses just were a red hering? And i did fall for it. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

it's the number of times you've encountered the riddlemaster. i thought "horses" would be more charming than "riddles"

lol, very charming!

it's the number of times you've encountered the riddlemaster. i thought "horses" would be more charming than "riddles"

(IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) I thought it had to be the 'dead horse' error! I jumped to conclusions, thanks for clearing that up

So the horses just were a red hering?

no, it really states "3 horses" at the speed statistic if you encounter 3 horses

no, it really states "3 horses" at the speed statistic if you encounter 3 horses

But why not just use the therm ponys? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

But why not just use the therm ponys? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Mind your grammar, Uncle !

Singular : pony

Plural : ponies

Sorry Uncle, but I couldn't let it pass, 'cause I'm a proud bearer of a Grammar Nazi Armband (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Mind your grammar, Uncle !

Yeah, sorry, i dont really know star trek, so your reference is wasted.

Okay, so I got my OFC yesterday (thank you all for trading/selling me the figurines!), and did DwD again. Here's the result for the new one:



Cut the turns down by more than 1k, though it was a hassle because I forgot to have a bunch of hotkeys set up properly (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Had to adjust playstyle quite a bit since I won't be staying in spirit stance as much, but there's progress!

Hopefully I can get it down further with tweaks and new equipment (if I can find them of course (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif))

Thanks all for the suggestions!

(Counter is still a bit low, and I have no clue what causes it... Here's my current stats)

Forgive me if this has been asked before, I did do a search and skimmed through a couple of results, but my search term (Shadow Veil) was a bit too common to find an answer quickly. I checked on the wiki, and although I could just be failing to read it correctly, it doesn't seem to answer my question.

Does Shadow Veil increase your evade by it's percentage, or multiple your current evade by it's percentage? I'm asking because I'm using it all the time, but have a 0% evade. If it's the latter, I'm just wasting mana.

Also, when it comes to combat, how does it calculate if you block/evade/parry. You obviously can't block and evade on the same attack, so does it roll to see if you block, then another roll to see if you evade etc? Increasing those stats over mitigation seems better if that's the case, so I'd be tempted to switch to light armour.

Forgive me if this has been asked before,

You would wonder how often someone ask a question that has been asked before. I dont mind, so no need to be sorry.

Does Shadow Veil increase your evade by it's percentage, or multiple your current evade by it's percentage? I'm asking because I'm using it all the time, but have a 0% evade. If it's the latter, I'm just wasting mana.

Dont worry, you dont waste anything, it is a flat percental bonus, with no multiplicator.

Also, when it comes to combat, how does it calculate if you block/evade/parry. You obviously can't block and evade on the same attack, so does it roll to see if you block, then another roll to see if you evade etc? Increasing those stats over mitigation seems better if that's the case, so I'd be tempted to switch to light armour.

The order of the rolls is Evade, Block, Parry/Resist. That is also the reason why high evade isnt something you want as 1H, because you benefit from blocked and parried attacks much more. So, if you play 1H, i would really not suggest to switch to shade. Shade is better played with DW or 2H.

(Counter is still a bit low, and I have no clue what causes it... Here's my current stats)

Because of Haste and Shadow Veil...
It's fine for now.

Not sure what you're already using, so...

Advice:
- Use Voidseeker Shard on your weapon to reach 200% hit chance.
It'll remove monster's evasion.
Forge - Enchant (+50%; for 60 mins). Use 2 for now for the whole battle (2 hours).
- Increase your Wisdom to reach 100% magic hit chance / 20% resist chance.
It'll help with casting Imperil and mitigating incoming spells.
You can try to use 2 Aether Shard just to test Imperil landing. Kind of pricey to use constantly for now, just to test it how it affects your turns/time.
Forge - Enchant (+50%; for 60 mins).
- You can add additional Elemental Strike to your weapon (in addition to your Fire one) to increase your damage.
Forge - Enchant (+1 strike; +15 mins), so, use 8 for now (2 hours) for the whole battle. Use day's Infusion, or Holy/Dark (bosses' weakness).
Don't use the same Infusion as your element (Fire), it won't give you anything.
- Try it with any Magnificent (Str, Dex, Agi or Str, Dex attributes)/Legendary Rapier around your level. Any.
Buy cheap, IW to level 10 cheap (any potencies). Just to test it.
Or Legendary Shortsword of Slaughter. It should be cheap to find very good one around your level or lower for more long-term usage.
- It's kind of cheap to forge weapon to level 5. A little boost.
- Shield... Spare is not an improvement. I see one okay Mag Force around your level in the auctions... Too lazy to check shops, if there's better ones.
- Replacing your Exquisite with Magnificent (any; all attributes - Str, Dex, End) or Legendary will give you a boost.
- Use Featherweight Shards on at least 1 your equipment. I think you have burden > 70. Losing critical chance.
- Try not to use Haste and Shadow Veil unless you need it to survive.
Start battle without it and add it as you go and feel that you need it. First add one then after some time another as you start to get hit hard again (try to go a few rounds more to exclude just bad case of spike damage).
You can also try to use Featherweight Shards on all your armour. It may help you to reach higher rounds before resorting to Shadow Veil and/or Haste.
Forge - Enchant (60 min).
- General DwD tactic: Imperil bosses (or everything), kill bosses first, when boss gets stunned, use Vital Strike on it for a high damage and bleeding (your Shortsword interferes with bleeding and you're losing damage), normal monsters will die from counter-attacks, kill normal monsters that are still alive.
It should be doable with 1 bosses and 2 bosses (early rounds).

If you feel pressure you may kill some normal monsters first (higher rounds with 2+ bosses) before concentrating on bosses.



You may PM me for more in-depth advice for your specific case and what you want to achieve.

Because of Haste and Shadow Veil...

Yeah, Finestela can you survive without it? If the answer is yes, stop using them, if the answer is no, keep using them.

You would wonder how often someone ask a question that has been asked before. I dont mind, so no need to be sorry.

Dont worry, you dont waste anything, it is a flat percental bonus, with no multiplicator.
The order of the rolls is Evade, Block, Parry/Resist. That is also the reason why high evade isnt something you want as 1H, because you benefit from blocked and parried attacks much more. So, if you play 1H, i would really not suggest to switch to shade. Shade is better played with DW or 2H.

Thanks a lot for the info, it's 1h I'm focusing on (recently changed from niten), so I'll follow your advise and see how it goes.

To be more accurate, Shadow Veil is a probability of 25% to evade an attack when other evade rolls failed. It is applied even after Burden is taken into account, so you don't need to worry, its effects are guaranteed.

Shadow Veil has 15% Base Evade Bonus, with one level of Better Shadow Veil 18%, with two 20%, with three 22%, with four 24% and with all five you get 25%.

Does Shadow Veil increase your evade by it's percentage, or multiple your current evade by it's percentage?

i believe the formula with full ability is

evade = .25 + .75 * base_evade

so shadow veil always increases your evade

But why not just use the therm ponys?

futureproofing. what if Mr. Ed, Big Dick, etc. get added to the rotation

This post has been edited by sickentide: May 8 2019, 22:39

i believe the formula with full ability is

evade = .25 + .75 * base_evade

so shadow veil always increases your evade

Ehm, how could it when base evade is zero? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Even 5M * 0 is nothing but Zero. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

futureproofing. what if Mr. Ed, Big Dick, etc. get added to the rotation

Yeah, good point, even when i somehow doubt that. I mean we have the same ponies as long as i can remember back and that are allready a few years.